<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>When deliberating several attractive offers after the Timberwolves granted his request to be released in the preseason, Juwan Howard wasn't seeking a place to pad his stats, especially the most important one -- minutes played.In 13 previous NBA seasons, the 6-foot-9 power forward had racked up 33,362 minutes -- 35.1 a game -- including 2,652 in his first stint with the Mavericks. To understate it, he hasn't been quite so busy this time around in Big D. In 12 of 27 games since he signed Nov. 1, Howard's stat line has been filled with a dreaded acronym -- DNP-CD: Did Not Play, Coach's Decision. In the other 15 games, Howard has played a total of 122 minutes -- 8.3 a game. He's averaging less than one point a game. So how's a guy who's averaged 16.1 points and 7.1 rebounds over his career, including 9.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 26.5 minutes just last season for the Rockets, handled the inactivity? "It feels great," said Howard, who turned down offers from the Celtics, <span style="color:blue">Cavaliers</span> and Suns. "I'm happy to be where I'm at. I'm handling it just fine. "With all those teams, you have a good chance of being a championship-caliber team. I just thought this was a better situation. Those are good teams, but this is a good team, too."</div> Star-Telegram
Don't particularly care for Juwan Howard, another pointless veteran to take away time from Brandon Bass.
